❗New paper in Ecological Informatics, co-authored by MIZ PAS researchers (Joanna Toczydłowska, Roman Gula, Jörn Theuerkauf) developes AI workflow that estimates animal distances from camera traps in ~4 sec., making ungulate population monitoring faster & more accurate. 👉🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

A paper led by @justynakubacka.bsky.social and published in @heredityjournal.bsky.social shows that inbreeding depression is phenotype-dependent: more inbred, smaller-bodied, or shorter-winged aquatic warbler males had lower reproductive success and survival, respectively. 👉🔗https://rdcu.be/fpyva

Discover two papers on sturgeon conservation by Dr Hanna Panagiotopoulou (MIZ PAS), a conservation geneticist! 🐟🧬 Sex identification markers: 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.aq... 🌊 Baltic sturgeon genetic monitoring: 👉 www.landwirtschaft-mv.de/static/LFA/D... #Aquaculture #ConservationGenetics #Sturgeon

🐜🤖 First systematic review of machine learning in ant research, co-authored by Dr Filip Turza (MIZ PAS). Future research 👉 closer biologist–computer scientist collaboration. Applied Soft Computing (open access:): doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2026.115901 #AI #ants #MachineLearning #MIZPAS #science

🗺️📦 A treasure map, buried metal boxes and a mine detector — during WWII Gerd Heinrich hid his ichneumon wasp collection underground. Found 15 years later, still in great condition. #MiIZPAS #MuseumOfZoology #NaturalHistoryCollections #HistoryOfScience #Entomology #Ichneumonidae

🐕🔥 Golden jackals keep pushing north and climate is the engine behind their expansion. Genomic data show warming boosts connectivity and adaptation, while dog admixture has little effect. Global Change Biology: doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... Canid News: www.canids.org/canidnews/20...

🕸️ Deep in the Sulfur Cave on the Greece–Albania border, researchers from our Institute study a huge 100‑meter colonial web built by Tegenaria domestica. A normally solitary spider turned social — a perfect natural lab for uncovering how underground life shapes colonial life! 🕷️

We were pleased to host colleagues from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS ❄️🔬. Together we discussed strengthening collaboration, from polar collections to joint research. Combining field expertise with major zoological collections helps protect global biodiversity! 🌍🤝

🎙️ Instinct or Compassion? Altruism in the Animal World The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences Academia highlights the interview with Dr. Filip Turza from MIZ PAS!🐬🐀🐜 🔗 academia.pan.pl/instynkt-czy-wspolczuciehttps://academia.pan.pl/instynkt-czy-wspolczucie-altruizm-w-swiecie-zwierzat/

Instynkt czy współczucie? Altruizm w świecie zwierząt - Academia PAN

Przyroda nie sprowadza się wyłącznie do brutalnej walki o przetrwanie. Delfiny podtrzymujące rannego towarzysza przy powierzchni, szczury uwalniające inne osobniki z pułapki czy mrówki poświęcające si...

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📢🧬🦠🔬 MIZ PAS research shows that Conidiobolus coronatus infection triggers oxidative and nitrosative stress in Galleria mellonella hemocytes. Mitochondria act as key redox‑signaling hubs. Published in Mitochondrion: doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...

AI meets nematology! A new project at the MIZ PAS: "The use of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of soil nematodes causing economic losses". Funded by the @ministerstwonauki.bsky.social 🇵🇱 #science #thefutureofscienceistoday 📅 Project duration: 2026–2028 🔗 More info: tiny.pl/f2hth2cjd

We are proud to announce that last Friday, dr. Gema Trigos-Peral was awarded her habilitation in Biology. Her main achievement was in urban ecology, and her second achievement was in behavioural ecology. Congratulations! 🎉🎓

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Today I obtained my habilitation degree! 🎉 I am truly happy and grateful to everyone who accompanied me throughout this journey 💖

We are proud to announce that Anna Wrońska & Agata Kaczmarek, in partnership with Jolanta Mierzejewska from Warsaw University of Technology (leader), were awarded an @ncn.gov.pl research grant 🥳! The project aims to find if yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus can form a carrier for oral vaccines. 🔬🧪💉

📢 Researchers from MIZ PAS uncover how reference choice can distort ancient T. pallidum genomes! 🧬 The high‑coverage W86 genome (17th c., Wrocław) shows SS14‑like ancestry and no resistance mutations. Multi‑reference mapping reduces bias. 🔗 shorturl.at/6lwC4 #Science #Genomics #Mapping

📢 Open position for PhD studies in MIZ! 🔎 Join an international team studying desert-adapted Blaptinae beetles with phylogenomics, museomics & morphology, focusing on the diverse Opatrini tribe. 🔗More info – www.kaminskientomo.org #Phylogenomics #Evolution #PhDstudent

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WELCOME to our lab! We're the Systematic Entomology group of Marcin Kaminski. Research interests: We are investigating the evolutionary history of species, genera, and higher-level lineages using gene...

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📢 Curious how plant-based feeds affect sturgeon? 🐟🌱 A study co-authored by Dr. H. Panagiotopoulou (MIZ PAS) reveals that phytoestrogens have little impact on sex ratios in Russian sturgeon, but induce gonadal changes. Learn more in🔗 shorturl.at/y3PKD #aquaculture #science #genetic #conservation

📢Join to our next MIZ Seminar about "The functional ecology and evolution of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in bees” 🐝 👤 Prof. Thomas Schmitt (Chemical Ecology Group of Wűrzburg University) 📅 8th of June 2026 at 12:00 h 📍Hybrid (in-person & online) 🔗 shorturl.at/AKZPH #seminar #science

👩‍👦‍👦Celebrate children's day with us!!! Explore the fascinating world of land snails, learn about endangered species, and enjoy a fun family picnic 🐌 📆When - May 31 📍Warsaw Zoo - Ratuszowa 1/3, Warsaw Partners: PANDA Foundation & Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS #Fun #Nature #Family #Science

Enjoy MIZ Scientific Journals!!! 📚 This year, enjoy #OpenAccess with NO APCs for authors. Discover a new visual identity, strengthened editorial boards, faster peer review, and online publishing. 🌍Submit your research and share it globally! #OpenAccess #ScientificPublishing #BioOne

🐟 Medieval Baltic sturgeons: Atlantic sturgeon dominated (~83%) in Lake Ladoga 🧬 Co-authored by H. Panagiotopoulou (MIZ PAS), ancient DNA from 7,000+ bones shows limited hybridization with European sturgeon & rapid postglacial expansion. 📖🔗Link shorturl.at/nm0Pj #fish #genetics #conservation

🐦🏙️ Bird colours are changing in cities! Dr. Janas (MIZ PAS) co-authored a study across 8 Polish cities showing that more urban “concreting” leads to duller, more variable yellow in Great Tits 💛, while Blue Tits have brighter tails - yet melanin colours stay unchanged. 🐦🪽 🔗 Link: shorturl.at/Adsyw

Replicated urban mosaics reveal trait- and species-specific shifts in carotenoid and structural plumage colouration of two passerines - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Replicated urban mosaics reveal trait- and species-specific shifts in carotenoid and structural plumage colouration of two passerines

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🐟 New study, co-auth. by H. Panagiotopoulou: European and Atlantic sturgeons partly shared environmental niches in Holocene Europe. Atlantic sturgeon was more cold-adapted, while European sturgeon tolerated broader conditions, which informs restoration under climate change. 📗 shorturl.at/jwaTW

🎙️Ants and the city The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences Academia (Akademia PAN) highlights the research in urban ecology of dr Gema Trigos-Peral @trigos-peral.bsky.social from our Institute! 🐜🌇 #UrbanEcology #Ants #Conservation 🔗 Link to the interview: sl1nk.com/efdo6v1

🔬 We have an open post-doc position on nutritional immunology, funded by @ncn.gov.pl! 🙌 We study how fatty acids shape insect immune responses to fungal infections, using Galleria mellonella larvae as a model. 📅 Apply by 31.05.2026 to akaczmarek@miiz.waw.pl (subject: OpusLap) 👉 tinyurl.com/4babnhfp

🦇 Acta Chiropterologica - No barriers, no fees... Just bats! Our international journal and impact-indexed journal with no fees for authors and readers in this 2026. 👉Submit your bat research with us and share it with the world! 🔗 miiz.waw.pl/acta-chiropt... #openaccess #batresearch #science

📢 Acta Ornithologica supports open science An international, peer‑reviewed journal ranked 9th of 29 in Ornithology, offering free Open Access in 2026. Benefit from rapid Online Early publication and wide visibility via BioOne. Share your research globally! #ornithology #openscience #bioone

📣👨‍🏫Don't miss our upcoming on-line seminar! 📅Tomorrow (24 April), at 12:00 CEST ℹ️Language: English 🔗Join with the link: tinyurl.com/vc5wcez3

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❗️Join our upcoming on-line seminar❗️ 📆24 April, 2026 ⏰12:00 CEST 📍The seminar will be held on-line in English. 🎙️Speaker: Dr Katarzyna Rybarczyk-Mydłowska, MIZ PAS ➡️Title: "Exploring soil nematode diversity: species characteristics and (meta)barcoding" 🔗Join with the link: tinyurl.com/vc5wcez3

📢Annales Zoologici is evolving - faster and more accessible‼️ Since 1921, a trusted voice in zoology. ℹ️This 2026, enjoy FREE open access with rapid publishing, streamlined review & immediate online release. Submit your work in systematic entomology: bioone.org/journals/ann...

New paper! 🌍🔬 With detailed morphological and molecular analyses, researchers from MIZ PAS (Wioletta Tomaszewska & Karol Szawaryn) and Instituto de Ecología, Mexico (Emmanuel Arriaga Varela) transform our understanding of the Mycetaeidae family, a group of rare beetles. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mrx7fpjx

📢 Fragmenta Faunistica enters 2026 with a renewed editorial team and a strong commitment to open‑access faunistic, taxonomic and ecological research. 🌍 Free OA, rapid online publication & focused on key biodiversity data. Share your science with us! #biodiversity #faunistics #openaccess